Publication Date : 2010-01-01
Author : Gold, T. B.
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Disaster Management Theme :
Disaster Type : Landslide
Document Type : Research Paper
Languange : en
Link : http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/as.2010.50.1.65
Abstact :
After landslide victories in elections in 2008, the ruling Kuomintang(Nationalist Party) under Ma Ying-jeou promoted closer economic thies with the booming economy of main-land China, working toward a free trade agreement. The destruction in Taiwan wreaked by Typhoon Morakot in August exposed weaknesses and doubts about Ma's leadership.
